New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-12
LAYING sUBWIYS IN CORTL4NDESE
MR. cRIMMINs's PLAN TO PREVENT THE DOORS
FROM THE TRENCHES.

MIR CRIMMINs's PLAN TO PREVENT THE DOORS
FROM THE TRENCHES.
deer trench six feet and fully ten feet deep
ha, been dug by tho subway Construction Company
an rho east side of Cortiandtst. tom Broadway to
the Telephone Bllldlng-abogt 40 yards. Inc
marrow roadway lett to traffic in the street Is monopo
lzed by the carts Of the company engaged I'D hauIh9
away the surplus sand VIII e. is banked up even WIN
the tops of the trst-hoOr windows Inc ya"lihS
trench fenced in by pieces OF lumber driven against
the siae. il crossed and recrossed by tangle OF
steam gas and water pipes. Piles 81 iumoer'
wrou .htron pipes and Belgian blocks compete tue
destruction OF the street for business PURPOSES
Pedestrians s venture along the sidewalks, bu' the
wind drives the loose sand IN their eyes, e"iS Nu
ldngs to a disa Lreeable extent
1T the biggest piece OF work that has ever Deeu
undertaken in New-York City, said stout, DARK
featured man, with iron-gray whiskers "uo' was
" bossing' the Job. -.
The tfench Will contain the section of the conduit
which the Board OF Electrical Control mas orutreu 10
be constructed from Cortandt-st through VIZ
and lark Row, 10 the Bridge entrance. iheCe WI
be | 10 wrougl -rou three-nch Ilpes lau III cemeu,
the whole making riSht-angled bed I'VE ieet woe ny
three feet deep In the will be ali wires OF .ae
Hnl,imorA and Ohio the Western Union and the
Metropolitan Telephone Company, whlcn run actoss
the Bridge to Long Islam fhe Cort andt-st. section
will contain the largest number CT ducts 10 oe iOunu
in any electrical subway IN the country. =,
What do y,u do with all the sand GlsPiAceu W
the conduit Z" asked "a reporter Of the boss =,
Dunn il wherever We can find dump Every
load sis the cont actor 20 cents. expect to pesn
layins the pipes in the trench on saturday. ,t .to
President Bayles of the Health Board, receVeo tne
tolowinc letter from John u. Crmuuns yesterday Ia
relation to the subway excavation, for winch "r'
Criminins il the contractor ,,,
JANIS O. BAYLEs. President Board OF Heauh ~. o,.c
sin In tho prosecution of the work OF DnIupg .ne e1v
trcai sabways which contrctor inc od9rs adsns
nom ground eNcavated are very oIrnsNe 70
and IN All PROBABILITY inc & "a sat This III be the
case parteuly the Ine OF our pnepa nse
such a. Boodw1y the reason that the gas coMp'"e ~
sa S e vcome Tins annoyance the residents along
the street. Ia which the ways are TO lee =.
people those thoronsLarss ann
10 recommend 10 me
s 10 Ienoye the offensive oiors aud destroy the
Serus Of disease wherever caused by the excavations
eject this OBJ should be pleased 20 snn-r in which
The disinfsctants should be distributed
would ne expense not anti, patel "o xon
the desls Hatcu W you
/, INV purpose 10 advance this work with all p0ssIoe s
patch and In caryns ~ on, !. 49, the drs wo or three
feet Thus hnd 70 DO & N Of IN.
trenches we frequently expose The mains OF the EqnIpe
Gas Light Company the nn@SPl me Manhattan Gas Light
Company Leaks in many places are eh xuu ra
psrs 10 IN. Joints 1t is estimated that the leakage Is from
10 20 cent OF the gas 10 carry out any In
structlons from your honorable boau my r GHtwMiys
New. YORK August 10. 1857 alto, D.,
Corporation Counsel O'Bren has written 10
Attorney General D Brien on the question "netns!
the employe s OF the Board OF Electrical Vohtroi s
be snbect 70 examination by the Civil Service Elk
aiming Board OF this city. Mr.. y Drien argues az
great EN- th that the Board OF Electrical Oon.roi
local b,nrd, and such its employees suouu 70 20
compelled to undergo examination by the Doapu Oh
Municipal Civil Service Examiners. MI " brieh
holds that the Boarl OF Electrical Control Is s'mat
to the Aqueduct Commission aud the trustees VI o
East River Bride IL has already oeen "ec'uVu y
the courts that the Aqueduct Commssion Is t0cai
hoard and that it's employees must submit to ClNh
Service ext mination, aud that the DriuSo iiu'
the agents OF the two cities.